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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1999
Page
8
In South Africa voters endure long lines as Nelson Mandela nears retirement on June 16 and Thabo Mbeki is expected to win in a landslide to push reform for the black majority amid the nation’s post apartheid transition.
An American Airlines MD-80 carrying 145 aboard skidded on a rain slick runway and burst into flames near Little Rock. Officials confirmed fatalities and injuries with 189 passengers and six crew on board. Survivors described a chaotic scene as flames spread and passengers escaped through emergency exits and damaged doors.
Senior Russian envoy Viktor Chernomyrdin and EU representative Martti Ahtisaari failed to finalize terms for a Kosovo peace plan after an all night session near Bonn. The delay follows continued NATO air raids and World Court actions. UN refugees face mounting dangers as fighting intensifies along the Kosovo front.
Jean Toal appears headed for South Carolina's first woman chief justice as she runs unopposed in a noon Wednesday joint-session election to replace Ernest Finney Jr. Her win could influence long term gender representation in the judiciary and spur more women to enter law. Legislators may also consider a woman for chief judge of the state Appeals Court.
Lighthouse Charter School board member Mike Kristoff argues regulators should define charter school rules in statutes rather than await court decisions. The South Carolina Supreme Court backed Beaufort County in denying Lighthouse's application and sent the racial quota question back to Circuit Court for ruling.
Eric Clapton plans to bid secretly on one guitar at an upcoming auction after saying he can’t part with all 100 instruments. He noted the piece has long been a stress comfort and will not reveal which guitar it is.
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